distich

Example Sentences

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I myself could have responded to the royal suspiria with one distich.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward

The seven sciences of the accomplished gentleman were those so well known, comprised in the scholastic distich.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

This distich alludes to the quantity of old coins found near those places.

From Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England by Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard)

"Yes," she admitted; "I suppose that's how it goes;" and she crooned the distich over, as if singing to herself.

From True and Other Stories by Lathrop, George Parsons

I know, for example, one usually enlightened and catholic critic who stubbornly maintains that a very commonplace distich by Lord De Tabley is the most magical moment in all English verse.

From The Book of Susan A Novel by Dodd, Lee Wilson